Interested in joining the PASS Board of Directors? Your chance is
just around the corner.

The Board of Directors is the executive body of PASS, setting the
organization's vision and direction to ensure that PASS achieves its mission to
help community members connect, share, and learn. You can find information about
the current Board
here.

This year, the PASS Board has four seats open. Applications open
Wednesday, Oct. 5, and are due two weeks later, by Oct. 19.
Find out more.

Calling all Bloggers...Are you a regular blogger and attending PASS Summit? Every year we have
a blogger table front and center during the keynote presentations. As in
previous years we will pre-assign some seats, but new this year is a random draw
for bloggers to get a seat at the table. So if you blog at least 4 times a month
and are interested in joining fellow SQL Server community bloggers at the table,
please email
kathy.blomstrom@sqlpass.org.

Top
Microsoft SQL Server executives, Ted Kummert, Quentin Clark, and David
DeWitt, will take center stage at PASS Summit 2011 to share the latest SQL
Server news and technical knowledge.

You’ll learn more about the upcoming launch of Microsoft SQL Server Code Named
“Denali”; you’ll go on a demo-packed adventure across SQL Server solutions that
span traditional boxed software, appliances, and cloud; and you’ll witness the
strengths and weaknesses of the Hadoop approach and explore how it can be used
productively in conjunction with SQL Server.

A big thank you to all our speakers and moderators for putting on such a
fantastic event. Thanks also to our sponsor, Dell, for making this 24 Hours of
PASS training event available free of charge to the entire SQL Server community.

Community Appreciation Party at PASS Summit
Be sure to join Microsoft, PASS, and 3,000 of your SQL Server best friends at
Gameworks Thursday, Oct. 13, as we say “thank you” to the community for all your
hard work and support! With great food, an open bar, and free games for
everyone, the
Community Appreciation Party is open to all PASS Summit attendees.